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Trump Admin Eliminates VA Job Openings, Staffing Crisis Looms
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Trump Administrations Job Cuts at VA Hospitals: A Growing Concern for Veterans Healthcare
The Trump administrations decision to eliminate hundreds of job openings at Chicago area VA hospitals, part of a larger effort to reduce the federal workforce, is causing concern among local workers. This move could exacerbate existing staffing shortages and potentially lower the quality of healthcare for veterans. Heather Fallon, a registered nurse, reports feeling the effects of these vacancies, with an increased patient load and fewer staff. A longtime employee at the Jesse Brown VA, which recently received a five-star rating, questions whether they can maintain their high standards with over four hundred positions eliminated. Nationwide, the VA has lost more than thirty thousand workers this year, dropping from over four hundred seventy thousand to just under four hundred forty thousand. This reduction is part of a broader federal job cut, with over two hundred seventy thousand federal jobs eliminated since Trump took office.
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